Stasera · No. 012
Stasera No. 012 answers
Served . By Brotherly Burgers.
The apéritif
Boulevardier, as made at The IBA classic
Build the Boulevardier to the International Bartenders Association’s recipe.
The recipe: 3 : 2 : 2
- Bourbon or rye whiskey: 3 parts (43%)
- Bitter Campari: 2 parts (29%)
- Sweet red vermouth: 2 parts (29%)
Stir with ice; strain into a chilled cocktail glass
IBA: 45 ml bourbon or rye with 30 ml each of Campari and sweet red vermouth, stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, finished with orange zest.
Sources: IBA
1 · Lunch in French
The sandwich chain Pret A Manger takes its name from a French phrase meaning what?
- ✓ Ready to eat
- · Fresh daily
- · Eat well
- · Lunch is served
Answer: Ready to eat
Ready to eat. Despite the French name, Pret is a London original; the first shop opened across from Hampstead Underground station, Chowhound notes.
Sources: Chowhound
2 · Weekend grazing
Smorgasburg, the sprawling open-air market of independent food vendors, got its start in which borough?
- · Queens
- · Manhattan
- ✓ Brooklyn
- · The Bronx
Answer: Brooklyn
Brooklyn. Founded by Eric Demby and Jonathan Butler, it bills itself as the country's largest weekly open-air food festival, with hundreds of vendors.
Sources: Smorgasburg, BKLYNR
3 · Hand-ripped
Xi'an Famous Foods' best-known dish pairs hand-ripped noodles with which spiced meat?
- · Char siu pork
- · Peking duck
- · Kung pao chicken
- ✓ Spicy cumin lamb
Answer: Spicy cumin lamb
Spicy cumin lamb. The chain began in a basement food court in Flushing and famously won the endorsement of Anthony Bourdain, per Washingtonian.
Sources: Washingtonian
4 · Fries, curds, gravy
Poutine, the late-night heap of fries, cheese curds and gravy, was invented in which Canadian province?
- · Ontario
- ✓ Quebec
- · Nova Scotia
- · Manitoba
Answer: Quebec
Quebec. Which town made it first is still argued, but the dish is Quebecois; Daily Hive calls fries, curds and gravy a 'perfectly executed trifecta.'
Sources: Daily Hive
5 · Midtown power lunch
Major Food Group's The Grill opened in a Seagram Building space once home to which storied restaurant?
- · Windows on the World
- · The Rainbow Room
- · Tavern on the Green
- ✓ The Four Seasons
Answer: The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons. Major Food Group reimagined the landmark Midtown room, and co-founder Jeff Zalaznick recalled first stepping into it at the bottom of the Seagram Building.
Sources: Total Food Service
6 · Out of this world
Pizza Hut's 2001 pizza for the International Space Station dropped pepperoni for which topping?
- ✓ Salami
- · Ham
- · Sausage
- · Anchovies
Answer: Salami
Salami. Pepperoni failed a 60-day testing course, so the crew got a 6-inch salami pie, which Commander Yuri Usachov heated and ate on camera.
Sources: Chowhound, Mental Floss
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